EPA v. GOLD DUST AUTO BROKERS - DAN HINTON
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$3,760
Compliance action
$4,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. GOLD DUST AUTO BROKERS - DAN HINTON, PRESIDENT 5725 SPENCER HIGHWAY PASADENA, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77505-2301 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FA- CILITY WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OF ANPDES PERMIT COVERAGE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $27,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TION CITED.
Defendants (1)
- GOLD DUST AUTO BROKERSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GOLD DUST AUTO BROKERS
5725 SPENCER HWY, PASADENA, TX, 775052301
Registry ID: 110010697219
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GOLD DUST AUTOBROKERSentered 2000-05-08
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $3,760
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1999-11-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-01-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-05-08Final Order Issued
- 2000-05-08Compliance Achieved
- 2000-05-08Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 39711
- Case number
- 06-2000-0084
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6RC-E
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2000-0084 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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